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Pollinators of Native Plants: Attract, Observe and Identify Pollinators and Beneficial Insects with Native Plants Paperback – January 1, 2014
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With its easy-to-use format, the book provides the reader with information on how to attract, plant for and identify pollinators with native plants. Beautifully designed and illustrated with over 1600 photos of plants and insects, the book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators and beneficial insects, pollinator habitat and conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans.
This is an important book for gardeners, students, native plant enthusiasts, landscape restoration professionals, small fruit and vegetable growers and farmers who are interested in attracting, identifying, supporting or planting for pollinators.
- Print length320 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPollination Press LLC
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2014
- Dimensions8.86 x 5.98 x 0.79 inches
- ISBN-100991356306
- ISBN-13978-0991356300
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"Everything about the book contributes to its ease of use, from the clean font to the color-coded tabs the top of each page. The information builds logically starting with explanations of the process of pollination and the structures of pollinators. There is a comprehensive chapter on conservation with practical advice on aiding pollinators in urban, suburban, agricultural and natural settings, including checklists for beneficial and harmful practices..."- Suzanne Dingwell, Author of Clean Green Natives blog.Full review:vnps.org/wp/book-review-pollinators-of-native-plants-by-heather-holm/
"I am glad Heather Holm "slowed down" to observe the delicate relationships between native plants, pollinators and other beneficial insects. This book will inspire us to do the same, to experience the momement, with other living beings. This book is a wonderful tool to help us create, support and value these essential interactions in our gardens, communities, and region. I will refer to this guide book often."
- Erik James Olsen, Landscape Designer, Out Back Nursery & Landscaping, Hastings, MN
"This book, Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm, could not have come at a better time. The book provides much needed information on understanding the key concepts of pollination and a thorough overview of native insect pollinators. One reason that I really like this book is that it addresses all types of native insect pollinators: bees, butterflies, moths, wasps, flies and beetles..."
- Ellen Honeycutt, Author of Using Georgia Native Plants blog. Read the full review here: usinggeorgianativeplants.blogspot.com/2014/02/pollinators-of-native-plants-book.html
"What I find truly unique about this book is that the author recognizes that a garden is an ecosystem. The gardener is a steward who works best when he or she understands how nature is working."
Full review: bugeric.blogspot.com/2014/02/review-pollinators-of-native-plants.html
- Eric R. Eaton, Co-author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America and author of the Bug Eric blog.
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- Marla Spivak, Professor, University of Minnesota
Product details
- Publisher : Pollination Press LLC
- Publication date : January 1, 2014
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 320 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0991356306
- ISBN-13 : 978-0991356300
- Item Weight : 1.46 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.86 x 5.98 x 0.79 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #152,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #81 in Biology of Insects & Spiders
- #118 in Gardening Encyclopedias
About the author

Heather Holm is a pollinator conservationist and award-winning author of four books: Pollinators of Native Plants (2014), Bees (2017), Wasps (2021), and Common Native Bees of the Eastern United States (2022). Both Bees and Wasps have won multiple book awards including the American Horticultural Society Book Award (2018 and 2022 respectively). She is the founder and chair of Minnesota Native Bees, an online field guide illustrating the native bees of Minnesota and beyond. Heather’s expertise includes the interactions between native pollinators and native plants, and the natural history and biology of native bees and predatory wasps. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and many local publications. Heather is also an accomplished photographer and her pollinator photos are frequently featured in print and electronic publications.
Heather serves on the boards of the following non-profits: Friends of Cullen Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary, Friends of Minnetonka Parks, and the new Minnesota Oak Savanna Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts. In her spare time, she is an active community supporter, writing grants, and coordinating and participating in volunteer ecological landscape restoration projects of fire-dependent ecosystems. The latest project is a 13-acre oak savanna restoration that will provide thriving habitat for pollinators, birds, mammals, and passive, nature-based opportunities for people.




